[Video] NASA's November Skywatching Guide: Leonid Meteors on November 17-18 and a Supermoon on the 24th
NASA has released its "What's Up" skywatching video for November, running through the month's highlights: two Taurid meteor showers, the Leonids, a close pairing of Jupiter and Mars, and the first of three straight supermoons.
The Taurids come in two branches. The Southern Taurids peaked around November 5, and the Northern Taurids are expected around November 12. Both produce only a handful of meteors per hour, but they are known for occasional bright fireballs.
On November 15 and 16, Jupiter and Mars will appear just 1.2 degrees apart in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Right after that, the Leonid meteor shower peaks in the pre-dawn hours of November 17 and 18, the month's headline shower.
The guide also notes a milestone for Voyager 1: the spacecraft is approaching a distance of one light-day from Earth, and NASA plans a "Shine Bright" activation on November 17. The month's supermoon arrives on November 24, the first of three in a row across November, December and January.
(Source: NASA)
Source: NASA
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Photo: 图：NASA 11月观星指南视频封面帧。NASA 官方视频截图。 / Photo: Cover frame of NASA's November skywatching video. Still from the official NASA video.
